US Olympian and Bay Area swim coach Richard Thornton dead at 65 Posted by | Jan 6, 2024 | Red Pill NOWlej | 0 | Longtime Bay Area swim coach and former U.S. Olympian Richard Thornton died Thursday at the age of 65 after collapsing on a beach in Santa Cruz County. Read More in FOX News. Read More in Red Pill NOWlej.